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"A Little Bit" is a song recorded by American recording artist Jessica Simpson. It was written by Kara DioGuardi, Steve Morales and David Siegel, and was produced by Morales along with Ric Wake. The song was released as the second and final single from Simpson's second studio album ''Irresistible'' (2001), on October 29, 2001 through Columbia Records. Musically, the song is a mid-tempo dance-pop song and the lyrics speak about the protagonist wanting changes in a relationship she is in. The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics; most of them appreciated the song's production. It failed to chart in the United States, but reached number sixty-two on Australian Singles Chart. An accompanying music video, directed by Hype Williams, shows Simpson dancing on a futuristic dance floor, along with her backup dancers. Simpson performed the song on her DreamChaser Tour (2001), the 2001 Jingle Bell Bash and a few televised shows. "A Little Bit" was covered by Welsh singer Rosie Ribbons for her unreleased album ''Misbehaving''. Her version was released as a single through Telstar Records and peaked at number nineteen on the UK Singles Chart. The single was promoted through a promotional music video, which shows Ribbons performing dance routines with her dancers, and live performances on various televised appearances like ''CD:UK'' and ''Top of the Pops'' and ''Smile''. ==Background and composition== "A Little Bit" was written by Kara DioGuardi, Steve Morales and David Siegal, and was produced by Morales and Ric Wake.〔 The song became DioGuardi's first writing credit for an artist from her native country. Simpson's vocals were recorded by Dan Hetzel at Sony Music Studios, New York City, and the track was mixed by Hetzel along with Richie Jones at Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, New York.〔 Keyboard programming was done by Eric Kupper.〔 According to Simpson, "the message behind the song is for guys to listen to the girl".〔 "A guy needs to give a little bit more of himself, a little bit more of his time. It's about the love going so much further, the guy would actually be selfless," she expanded on the song's theme. In the United States, "A Little Bit" was released as the second single from ''Irresistible''. The song saw an airplay-only release there, while in Australia, a physical single was issued on October 29, 2001. "A Little Bit" was used to promote Bally Total Fitness and thus, a limited CD single pressing was made available to people who joined the club. The song was also utilized for the company's promotional advertisement campaign. "A Little Bit" is a dance-pop song, composed in a "medium pop" tempo.〔 According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Music Publishing, it is written in the key of E minor.〔 Its beat is set in common time, and moves at a tempo of 94 beats per minute.〔 It also has the sequence of Em–C–B/D as its chord progression.〔 Simpson's voice in the song spans from the note of G3 to the high note of D5. Following the same beat-oriented pattern as "Irresistible", "A Little Bit" features piano instrumentation.〔 Simpson sings the lyrics as rapid-fire verses and with start-and-stop hooks. Simpson adopts breathy vocals for the song,〔 and the lyrics talk about what she expects from her partner: "A little more time, a little less wait / A little more heart, a little less break".〔 She also demands healthy changes in the relationship. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Little Bit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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